§ Mr. Peter AinsworthTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will list the number and type of each animal slaughtered at(a) Beirhope farm, Jedburgh and (b) Renniestone, Jedburgh and on (i) contiguous premises and (ii) 3 km premises in April. [23260]
§ Margaret Beckett[holding answer 17 December 2001]900 sheep were slaughtered at Beirhope farm, Jedburgh and 1,766 sheep were slaughtered at Renniestone, Jedburgh.
1,706 cattle and 2,550 sheep were slaughtered on premises contiguous to Beirhope farm and 2,991 cattle and 10,797 sheep were slaughtered on premises contiguous to Renniestone.
2,624 sheep were slaughtered within the 3 km zone surrounding Beirhope farm and 35 cattle and 5,205 sheep were slaughtered within the 3 km zone surrounding Renniestone.
§ Mr. Peter AinsworthTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many premises were tested for evidence of foot and mouth disease as a result of the outbreaks at(a) Beirhope farm, Jedburgh and (b) Renniestone, Jedburgh in April; and what the result of the tests was. [23258]
§ Margaret Beckett[holding answer 17 December 2001]Animals on both Beirhope farm and Renniestone were tested for foot and mouth disease and the test results were positive, confirming the disease in both cases. No tests were conducted on animals on the contiguous premises or on premises within the 3 km area surrounding each farm.
A total of 92 premises located in the area between 3 and 10 km from both farms were tested for foot and mouth disease. As both farms are in the same ownership separate records of this surveillance blood testing were not kept. All of these tests were negative. However, a negative result does not guarantee that there are no traces of virus present.
§ Mr. Peter AinsworthTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many(a) contiguous and (b) 3 kilometre premises were slaughtered out following outbreaks of foot and mouth disease at (i) Beirhope farm, Jedburgh and (ii) Renniestone, Jedburgh in April. [23261]
§ Margaret Beckett[holding answer 17 December 2001]There are six premises contiguous to Beirhope farm, Jedburgh and nine premises contiguous to Renniestone, Jedburgh. Animals on a further four premises were included in the 3 km cull surrounding Beirhope farm and a further 15 premises were included in the 3 km cull surrounding Renniestone.